Isaiah 40–66: A Commentary

by Claus Westermann

Publisher:

Westminster

, 1969

Overview

This volume in the Old Testament Library series explores chapters 40–66 of the book of Isaiah, with Westermann’s work providing fresh and authoritative treatment of the text.

Contents

Top Highlights

“What he wants to say is rather, ‘stop mournfully looking back and clinging to the past, and open your minds to the fact that a new, miraculous act of God lies ahead of you!’” (Page 128)

“The new thing which God proclaims himself to be about to do is the new thing which Israel had ceased to expect, hope for, or believe in.” (Page 128)

“What do the texts make known about what transpires, or is to transpire, between God, the servant, and those to whom his task pertains?’” (Page 93)

“What is now springing up is a new thing, which means that it is shortly to appear as a reality which Israel herself will experience; ‘you will know it, you will perceive it.’” (Page 128)

“someone who lived during the exile in Babylon, and worked among the exiles there” (Page 8)

Product Details

• Title: Isaiah 40–66: A Commentary
• Author: Claus Westermann
• Series: The Old Testament Library
• Publisher: Westminster
• Print Publication Date: 1969
• Logos Release Date: 2017
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Bible. O.T. Isaiah 40-66 › Commentaries
• Resource ID: LLS:OTL23ISC
• Resource Type: Bible Commentary
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T20:33:29Z

About Claus Westermann

Rev. Dr. Claus Westermann was an Old Testament scholar. He was born on October 7, 1909 in Berlin. Prof. Westermann taught at the University of Heidelberg from 1958 to 1978. Born to African missionaries, he finished his studies in 1933 he became a pastor. During his theological studies he started studying the Old Testament, and became particularly interested in the content of the Psalms.